AcTion: Aceh Nutrition Journal
Vol 10, No 4 (2025): December

Emotional health cues and their influence on healthy food choice: an experimental study

Hidayatullah, Alfaqih (Unknown)
Undarwati, Anna (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Dec 2025

Abstract

The prevalence of obesity in Indonesia has shown a consistent upward trend, reaching 23.1%, largely driven by dietary patterns that pose health risks. Food choices are influenced not only by social and personal factors but also by environmental cues, which are the focus of this study. This research aimed to investigate the effect of affective health cues presented through human motion picture videos on individuals’ healthy food choices. A quasi-experimental design was employed in the Psychology Laboratory at Universitas Negeri Semarang in December 2024, using a simulated supermarket setting with 186 student participants selected through purposive sampling. Data were analyzed using an Independent Samples t-test. The results indicated that the human motion picture intervention significantly influenced individual food choices (p < 0.001, d = 0.98). These findings suggest that health cues play an important role in guiding individual decisions regarding healthier food options. In conclusion, environmental factors, such as health cues, can significantly impact healthy food selection and may serve as a strategic approach to reducing obesity rates in the future.

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an

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Health Professions Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

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AcTion: Aceh Nutrition Journal merupakan jurnal gizi dan kesehatan dengan E-ISSN 2548-5741 dan ISSN 2527-3310. Jurnal ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan dalam penyampaian hasil penelitian sebagai media yang dapat digunakan untuk meregistrasi, mendiseminasi, dan mengarsipkan karya peneliti ...